It is quite remarkable how quickly the senate can move on a confirmation vote when there is a heavy dose of self-preservation in play. Only two days after the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) voted to advance the nomination of John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the full senate takes up the nomination and ‘presto’… Ratcliffe is confirmed. [Vote Tally Here] Huh, funny that.

Perhaps another way to look at it…. two days after the SSCI cried uncle in an attempt to rid themselves of the atomic sledgehammer of transparently perpetual sunlight known as Ric Grenell, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell rushed the quick dispatch.

Seriously, it’s a little unfair to cast a great man like John Ratcliffe as ‘less than’, because he truly is not less than anyone; however, boy howdy the deep state couldn’t get rid of their nemesis Richard “Ric” Genell quickly enough.

Mr. Grenell quietly brought more declassified sunlight upon the swamp than decades of prior transparency efforts; and he did it with a very deliberate flair, quite fun.

DNI John Ratcliffe will do an excellent job, and I seriously doubt this is the last we have seen of the Mr. Grenell.

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But I’m beginning to believe that the FBI, ever since Hoover, is an organization that was founded as a political tool.

Not sure if we – or anyone else – can remedy that.

And then there’s the CIA, which itself practically duplicates all of its functions from nearly every military organization and the State dept. The CIA has no legitimate claim to exist under the Constitution – as originally designed.

If I had an atomic sledgehammer of my own these two agencies would cease to exist.

It’s not “the FBI”, it’s the people at the FBI who are our enemies. “The FBI” is a faceless dehumanized entity that one cannot fight.

The FBI is not a sentient being. It’s an organization filled with people, and it is people who are committing these crimes against us.

It’s the people at the FBI who plotted and conducted a coup, it’s the people at the NSA who spied on us, it’s the people at State who fund our enemies, it’s the people at the IRS who oppressed us.

We need to rehumanize these institutions. Many people feel powerless against big, faceless institutions, hopefully not as many feel as powerless against their neighbors and countrymen who are committing these acts.

The heads of the FBI are political appointees who are given great, intrusive powers of investigation. Their targets are forced to comply with the investigation by federal law and it is far too easy to be ensnared in process crimes if the goal is to get you put away.

The only remedy that I can think of would be for the 50 states’ Attorneys General to appoint the FBI leadership.

It’s not “the FBI”, it’s the people at the FBI who are our enemies. “The FBI” is a faceless dehumanized entity that one cannot fight.

The FBI is not a sentient being. It’s an organization filled with people, and it is people who are committing these crimes against us.

It’s the people at the FBI who plotted and conducted a coup, it’s the people at the NSA who spied on us, it’s the people at State who fund our enemies, it’s the people at the IRS who oppressed us.

We need to rehumanize these institutions. Many people feel powerless against big, faceless institutions, hopefully not as many feel as powerless against their neighbors and countrymen who are committing these acts.

I agree, but with regard to the e Constitution, the FBI doesn’t have any claim to exist either. On balance, the nation would be better off without either organization. Hard to point to anything the CIA hasn’t royally screwed up or made worse in the long term.

Ah, see. THATS where they got us.
Yes, not entering a hand written 302 (notes) into the Sentinal system, within 5 days of the subject intrrview is,……….
Not according to Policies and Procedures, Rules and Regulations.
Must write 50 times;
“I will ALWAYS enter my 303’s into the Sentinal system, within 5 days of the interview,…I PROMISE!.

And, its POSSIBLE he will get a note,added to his personelle file, athough thats at the discretion of his supervisor.

In a case like this, i.e. altering evidence,…you WANT the evidence, as testimony is subject to rebuttal.

None of Hillarys henchs and wenchs, as well as Hillary herself, had the forms you sign, when you get your classified briefing.
Where you sign saying you understand even if “ir was an accident!” that there are severe penalties for mishandling classified info.

And, there is a REASON they give the briefing, and then have the recipient sign the form.

So they can’t later say they idn’t know.

But, for Hillary, Mills, Sullivan etc. their personelle records at State,…had no forms.
Focus on THE. KEY piece of evidence the Prosecution MUST have, and disappear it.
Thats how a lawyer commits a crime.

Thrilling, too!
Ric The Hatchet, as in Hatchet Man, the corporate world’s honey badger who is employed to slash the deadwood and do the dirty work in preparation for the new management who most assuredly approve his work and his methods but who have no direct responsibility for having effected his necessarily bloody task.

While Jensen & associates are getting said docs, buy the IT staff lunch … establish a relationship… and then start digging… about business, funny business, ignored protocols & unusual requests the past 2-3-4 years.

Erik,
Let’s try it and see if Grenell can shine some light into the FBI. Time for Wray to “take a hike”! How about a long hike on a short pier over deep water with some cement boots on his feet. I heard they improve flotation immensely.

He doesn’t; remember he blocked the whole nomination last time around. So Ratcliffe withdrew. This time, they really want to rid themselves of Grenell…I sure hope he moves over to the FBI, but I believe Ratcliffe will be really great too.

Mitch didn’t want him last year when he was first nominated. If I’m not mistaken, Ratcliffe’s re-nomination didn’t occur until Trump moved Grennell into position and made it abundantly clear that the pain was coming to the deep state either way. Looks like Trump outfixed Mitch on this.

I agree he needs to be made whole again, but will not be able to do that in a 4 year appointment to a federal position. Can he sue the crap out of the DOJ as a federally appointed employee? That’s why I hope he is not pardoned. I think a pardon would weaken his legal position for a law suit.

You would have been bored to tears after the 1st few Truth To Power questions anyway. It was mostly a bunch of idiots trying to get him to say he would or would not bend to anyone’s will except their own, 🙂

How did not taking God’s name in vain need to be one of the big 10? I think that is an all too universal temptation. It somehow means more if it is your god. ‘Hairy effen Krishna’ has a lot more meaning if it comes out of the mouth of someone always chanting Hare Krishna.

LOL I’ve been here for years. I’ve “learned” enough to see that Bill Barr and “his” John Huber aren’t going to do a thing. It seems I’m just a quicker learner than some on here. It’s pretty rare but there are times where cynicism is a good thing. Bill Barr and everyone he pushes is a fraud. I know that, you just don’t know that….yet.

You actually think Durham is running a legitimate investigation. That’s cute. lmao Some of you have come around to the fact that Barr is a fraud but you still think the man he installed is legit. It’s wishful thinking on steroids. They’re not going after anyone!!!

Yes, definitely. Sidney Powell needs to be the next AG, without question. I’m sure that idea is funneling nightmares down into the dirty-ditch minds through the Swamp. Talk about “‘splody heads”; there’d be ‘splody bowels, ‘splody chests, and so on down to ‘splody fingertips.

Remember Radcliffe was a federal prosecutor. He’s a natural for AG. Six months at DNI is just like the time Pompeo spent at CIA before he went to State. You can learn a lot from the inside. And in the meantime, the mad bomber Ric Grenell is free to take down another patch of the swamp.

The Dems would immediately impeach the president. Wuhan Bat Guano Flu or not, they’d do it in a heartbeat. And of course we could — if we had Republican Senators with courage and who were not bought in bulk by the ChiComs — we could drag Wray into all sorts of hearings. But the President is too careful for that.

Burr is under investigation for insider trading. IIRC Alexander is retiring and mailing it in for the rest of the year. Add the Alaskan snowblower and you have three very swampy uniparty squirrels (Status Quo Rrepub Liberals). None want to be on record opposing it so they withhold a vote rather than giving an aye that would stick in their throats.

Also, he’s probably sent to the appropriate agencies many of the letters I’ve sent him. You can’t read Treehouse and be a citizen of North Carolina and not immediately blackout thinking that that asshoe is your senator. Also there are way too many quality IPAs in the Charlotte area that contributes to sending inappropriate communications to your US Senator.

Is anyone suspicious that the senate moved so quickly on this? They don’t like Grenell at DNI but they know Trump can move Grenell over to the FBI or elsewhere to continue to cause them more pain. I don’t see why the senate would move quickly on this when they’d suffer either way.

Because they are afraid of Grenell they can;t stop him
if they don;t approve Ratcliffe then Grenell stays for up
to like 210 days.. They want him gone very badly.. So they
are kinda forced to put Ratcliffe in..as quickly as possible
to get Grenell out of there.

Hoping he is the Lesser of two Evils…
Lose/Lose for Senate scared skinny of Ambassador Grenell
Win/Win for US government transparency
Mr. Radcliffe is impressive in his own right.
Mr. Grenell is the bitter beginning…
Mr. Radcliffe will be the bitter end for many

Grenell was the flying wedge. Radcliffe is the force multiplier. President Trump can now leverage any appointment in the government. This was truly a master class in beating on the swamp. Today is the best day of President Trump’s presidency. We are winning now. The Turtle knows it, but he was powerless to stop it. Great job Mr. President. Now get this done.

Does kind of make you wonder if Wray is only there until Grenell becomes available… Barr has been very quiet about what Grenell was doing at DNI declassifying things not necessarily beneficial to the DOJ’s interests.

Like most conservatives I know, his lifesyle is between him and God, it is not our place to judge men or women, even when we disapprove of their lifestyle. It is the liberals racist and homophobic tactics/victimhood that divide America. He has done a tremendous job that PDJT recognizes and will be a vital part of the remainder of this term and PDJT’s next one as well.

Something else to think about. All the documents and witnesses that have remained classified or uncalled are the same ones that Radcliffe and his house colleagues have been requesting for 3 years. I think he has an incentive to sit on anything?

Ric Grenell has been a cool drink to those of us dying of thirst for accountability and justice. I admire John Ratcliffe but I’m cautious. Every time I’ve trusted Republicans to exercise their authority, it was only ‘a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing’. If he’s even half as bold and courageous as Grenell, he’ll do.

To the conservative patriot, character, conviction and integrity mean everything

Grenell is gay, and that’s his business. He’s not pushing a gay agenda, demanding special rights or sticking his gayness in our face by slobbering all over some guy in public

His sex life is kept private, just like most normal people, just like it should be. Being heterosexual myself, it’s something I want nothing to do with, but in ones own bedroom, it’s none of my business and I don’t care

Grenell shows just who he is by his professional actions. His priority is clean government, justice and what’s best for the country he serves and the people in it

We need more patriots like Grenell in government, and I couldn’t care less what their skin color or their sexual orientation is

I would put “Acting” in front of that. He could go in and begin cleaning house. Then the question is who would you like PDJT to nominate to replace him to permanently head the FBI? Needs to be a lawyer. Dersh? Rudy? I’d run this game over and over and over, moving from agency to agency. And there is absolutely nothing Mitch or anyone else can do to stop it.

Just as he returned from last weekend at Camp David with President Trump, Lee Zeldin tweeted this:

How amazing would it be to see @RichardGrenell take over one or two more agencies once @RepRatcliffe is confirmed to deliver Ric’s magic touch of transparency, resolve, courage, and competence to clean up more of the mess?